
In pairs, students develop a list of interview questions about a topic of per-
sonal interest to them (sport, music, current affairs, etc). Students are then
brought to O’Connell/Henry Street, the heart of Dublin City, and in their pairs
engage with the public, under the supervision of their teacher.
Students prepare a list of survey questions in the classroom, about a specific
topic of personal interest to them (e.g. sport, music, current affairs). They
then visit other classes in their pairs to conduct a radio interview with fellow
international students, teachers, and members of staff.
Students prepare vocabulary and questions related to food and shopping.
They rehearse role plays with each other where they are monitored for errors
and coherence, preparing them for conversational English with local Irish
people. They then go out in small, supervised groups to local markets near
O’Connell Street/Henry Street, an area made famous by Molly Malone.
Students begin with a classroom lesson focusing on the Dublin’s proud cul-
ture of Irish and International art. A visit to the famed Hugh Lane Gallery is
their next stop, where an interactive questionnaire is to be completed by en-
gaging with Gallery Staff, Visitors, and using the exhibitions on display.
Hugh Lane
Gallery
Street Surveys
Interviews
Local Market
Visit
Learning Aims
Developing student autonomy, instilling confidence, and creating intrigue is at the core of
English in Action Projects. While the nuances of improving speaking and listening skills
with a focus on fluency and coherence, developing note-taking skills, promoting and en-
couraging functional language in realistic situations are each fine-tuned in the General
English Lessons, within the classroom.
We develop these skills through roleplays, debates, discussions,
presentations, interactive mingling activities, songs & poetry, vocabu-
lary games such as “back to the board” and “grass skirts”, podcasts
and TED talk activities, questionnaires, “show and tell” activities, inter-
active computer-based activities. Our specially selected teachers are
meticulous in monitoring and checking for fluency and coherence.
Students improve these skills via a refreshing use of Realia, with an
emphasis on newspapers, magazines, local & international maps, in-
ternet blogs & articles, comics, posters, interactive online exercises,
story and script writing, social media simulations, etc. Students are
encouraged to consolidate and reinforce their vocabulary and commu-
nicative skills through focused tasks set by their experienced teachers.
Speaking, Listen-
ing & Vocabulary
Skills
Reading, Writing
& Grammar Skills